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Sinn Féin Haass motion goes before Northern Ireland Assembly Richard Haass plan 'must be examined in detail' says Robinson
(about 11 hours later)
Sinn Féin is calling on the NI Assembly to acknowledge the Haass proposals as an opportunity to take significant steps forward on a number of issues. Any work on the Haass proposals should examine in detail all 340 elements in the document, according to Northern Ireland's first minister.
The talks focussed on the issues of flags, parades and the past.The talks focussed on the issues of flags, parades and the past.
A motion from Sinn Féin on Monday will call on other parties to recognise their potential to make a meaningful contribution to peace building.
The party also wants the assembly to make arrangements to implement the proposals.
The negotiations, chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard academic Prof Meghan O'Sullivan, ended on New Year's Eve without agreement.The negotiations, chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard academic Prof Meghan O'Sullivan, ended on New Year's Eve without agreement.
Peter Robinson told the assembly the parties must itemise areas of agreement.
Speaking during First Minister's Questions at Stormont, the DUP leader also said he would be quite content if Secretary of State Theresa Villiers was to chair any further discussions.
Asked about the former diplomat returning to Northern Ireland he joked that "there are rules against inhumane treatment."
Meanwhile, the assembly is currently discussing a Sinn Féin motion that calls for the Haass proposals to be recognised for the "potential meaningful contribution" they could have to the peace process.
The motion also calls for the executive to begin putting in place the foundations needed to implement the recommendations.
The party also wants the assembly to make arrangements to implement the proposals.
Speaking ahead of Monday's debate, SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell said: "To embed peace in Northern Ireland a meaningful prosperity process, creating well-paid jobs, curtailing youth unemployment and halting emigration, is a necessity.Speaking ahead of Monday's debate, SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell said: "To embed peace in Northern Ireland a meaningful prosperity process, creating well-paid jobs, curtailing youth unemployment and halting emigration, is a necessity.
"Civic society, who contributed so much to the Haass process, deserve prosperity."Civic society, who contributed so much to the Haass process, deserve prosperity.
"The first crucial step on that path is the commitment of the five parties to implement the Haass/O'Sullivan proposals.""The first crucial step on that path is the commitment of the five parties to implement the Haass/O'Sullivan proposals."
Alliance amendmentAlliance amendment
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has proposed an amendment to the motion, calling for the urgent implementation of the Haass proposals on the past, while a time-limited, independently-chaired mechanism should be used to reach agreement between the parties on the outstanding issues on parades and flags.Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has proposed an amendment to the motion, calling for the urgent implementation of the Haass proposals on the past, while a time-limited, independently-chaired mechanism should be used to reach agreement between the parties on the outstanding issues on parades and flags.
"The Alliance Party would like to see the implementation of the Haass document, but we reserve the right to give the public our honest assessment of what progress has been made in each of the three issues," he said."The Alliance Party would like to see the implementation of the Haass document, but we reserve the right to give the public our honest assessment of what progress has been made in each of the three issues," he said.
"We believe that the final package fell short of what this process was mandated to achieve. It also failed to meet the hopes and aspirations that the public invested in this process.""We believe that the final package fell short of what this process was mandated to achieve. It also failed to meet the hopes and aspirations that the public invested in this process."
The leaders of the five main parties at Stormont are due to meet later this week to discuss the way ahead.The leaders of the five main parties at Stormont are due to meet later this week to discuss the way ahead.